
R+D Artist Spotlight: Wesleigh Gates
“This particular constellation of thoughts and feelings is definitely messy and a little bit distressing! But that’s how I like my art…”
“This particular constellation of thoughts and feelings is definitely messy and a little bit distressing! But that’s how I like my art…”
“I wanted to… make a story about a love that is about consent, about tenderness, and not about gender, and not about control or ownership.”
“I have always been drawn to the things that haunt us.”
“The body as a container for knowledge–even inchoate or chaotic or weird knowledge–is a theme I find myself returning to, again and again.”
Interest forms for R+D and R+D: For Parents/Guardians– programs which provide early project support– are due May 15.
Daniel Corral is a composer, performer, and an R+D For Parents/Guardians artist. His musical composition, 9 for 60, expands on two past projects featuring custom-built instruments. Through a residency at Studio Luna in Boyle Heights, Daniel was able to design and build instruments to be featured in his next compositions.